Improvement in bridles for horses



M. A. PENN.

Bridle for Horses.

Patented April30,l872.

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MARTIN A. PENN, OF SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BRIDLES FOR HORSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 126,326, dated April30, 1872.

\ adjustable spring, to which they are each attached; third, in holding`the side-plates at any adjustment by means of a catch and slidingsleeve; fourth, in attaching the head-stall and reins to bit by hooks.

In the drawing, Fi gure l is a front view. Fig. 2 is a side elevation,and Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views.

A represents the head-stall, formed of thin plates or strips of metal.It has blinds a a, and top piece al, with curved elastic strap a2 andcross-strap ai. B B are two side plates, one of which slides upon theother. The slide B is provided with a series of apertures, b, into whichlits a catch, b1, on the stationary plate B. b2 is a sleeve, whichslides over the catch and enables it to hold the two plates at anydesired adjustment. A spring-catch would answer the same purpose, but isliable to get out of order, and therefore not so durable or reliable.The plates B have each a hook, b3, to which the bit G is attached. D isa rein. also provided with a hook, d, by which it is attached to bit.The blinds a a are held by a spring-catch upon the pin b4 of plates B',or they are attached to the same removable screws which hold the toppieces al to the said pieces B. They are held in the center to end ofvertical strap a2 by a detachable pin or screw, a5. The vertical strapa2 passes between cross-strip a3 and a clamping strap, a4. The verticalstrap a2 being elastic, the blinds a a can be raised or lowered, andwill be iirmly held in any position desired. E is a piece ot' leather orother soft material, which is inserted next to the head of horse. Bymeans of the plates B B and the catch, the head-stall A can also beadapted to horses whose heads are of di'erent sizes. By means of thespring-hooks on plates and rein, the latter can be detached or changedin a moment. These devices are, ot' course, applicable to leather orother material.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As a new article of manufacture, the headstall A, formed of thinmetallic plates, as set forth.

2. The pivoted blinds a a, combined with an elastic vertical strap, a2,and cross-straps a3 a4, as described, to admit of adjustment in themanner set forth.

3. The adjustable side pieces B, made fast to pieces B at any desiredpoint by means of apertures b, catch b1, and sleeve b2, as described.

4. The hooks on plates B B and rein D, combined with bit G, asdescribed, to form a dura-- ble, reliable, and yet quickly detachableconnection.

M. A. PENN.

Vitnesses:

SoLoN C. KEMON, THos. D. D. OURAND.

